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Flax seeds vs. Green bean raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between flax seeds and green bean raw

  • Flax seeds have more vitamin B1, copper, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, and zinc; however, green bean raw is richer in vitamin K.
  • Flax seeds' daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 130% more.
  • Flax seeds contain 42 times more selenium than green bean raw. Flax seeds contain 25.4µg of selenium, while green bean raw contains 0.6µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Seeds, flaxseed and Beans, snap, green, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 280% 77% 72% 215% 407% 118% 275% 3.9% 324% 139%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 11% 19% 39% 23% 6.5% 16% 0.78% 28% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1468%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +589.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +285.3%
Contains more IronIron +456.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1668.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1708.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1589.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1049.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4133.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 2% 0% 6.2% 0% 411% 37% 58% 59% 109% 0% 11% 65% 43%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 41% 12% 8.2% 0% 21% 24% 14% 14% 33% 0% 108% 25% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1904.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +319.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +337.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +235.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +163.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +414.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1933.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +32.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Green bean raw DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 0.113g 191%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 0.082mg 130%
Copper 1.22mg 0.069mg 128%
Manganese 2.482mg 0.216mg 99%
Fiber 27.3g 2.7g 98%
Magnesium 392mg 25mg 87%
Phosphorus 642mg 38mg 86%
Fats 42.16g 0.22g 65%
Iron 5.73mg 1.03mg 59%
Selenium 25.4µg 0.6µg 45%
Zinc 4.34mg 0.24mg 37%
Protein 18.29g 1.83g 33%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 43µg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0.141mg 26%
Calories 534kcal 31kcal 25%
Calcium 255mg 37mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 0.01g 19%
Potassium 813mg 211mg 18%
Saturated fat 3.663g 0.05g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 0.225mg 15%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 0.734mg 15%
Folate 87µg 33µg 14%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 12.2mg 13%
Choline 78.7mg 15.3mg 12%
Carbs 28.88g 6.97g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.104mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 35µg 4%
Fructose 0g 1.39g 2%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 0.41mg 1%
Sodium 30mg 6mg 1%
Net carbs 1.58g 4.27g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 3.26g N/A
Starch 0.88g 0%
Tryptophan 0.297mg 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.766mg 0.079mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.896mg 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 1.235mg 0.112mg 0%
Lysine 0.862mg 0.088mg 0%
Methionine 0.37mg 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.957mg 0.067mg 0%
Valine 1.072mg 0.09mg 0%
Histidine 0.472mg 0.034mg 0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 42% 29% 7% 4%
Protein: 18.29 g
Fats: 42.16 g
Carbs: 28.88 g
Water: 6.96 g
Other: 3.71 g
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.83 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 6.97 g
Water: 90.32 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +899.5%
Contains more FatsFats +19063.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +314.3%
Contains more OtherOther +462.1%
Contains more WaterWater +1197.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 19% 72%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.663 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.527 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.73 g
29% 6% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.113 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +75170%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25324.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
74% 26%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.15 g
Glucose: 0.4 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
21% 9% 36% 34%
Starch: 0.88 g
Sucrose: 0.36 g
Glucose: 1.51 g
Fructose: 1.39 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +219.4%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +277.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Flax seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169414/nutrients
  2. Green bean raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169961/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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